Topic #3: From Communism to Free Enterprise / Political Challenges (p. 430-432)
L (What did you learn? Take notes as you read; answer your questions):
Russian people get many lung diseases
Pollution gives Russian people diseases, and the life expectancy has decreased.
They have a market economy (when people start and run businesses with little government intervention).
A Russian president has a lot of power.
Falling life expectency because of enviromental issues
One of the enviromental issues is nuclear energy
Russia is democratic country
Free enteprise system is when people start and run businesses with little help from the government
some ethnic groups wanted to start their own countries
Democracy is a government in which people freely elect their leaders.
Federal republic is power is divided between national and state governments with a president who leads the nation.
Nuclear energy is power made by creating a controlled atomic reaction.
Why nulcear energy is bad: government can’t set prices for goods so that people could afford food but often faced shortages (Producers would not supply goods if couldn’t make a profit).Everyone had jobs under communism.
When people start their own business thats a free enterprise.
Government officials now have to abide by the law and take criticism.
Power is divided between national and state governments with a president who leads the nation.
Government officials are trying to keep Chechnya apart of Russia.
Manufacturers have risen their prices, making it hard to buy food and clothing.
Free enterprise caused competition which made prices rise
Topic #3: From Communism to Free Enterprise / Political Challenges (p. 430-432)
L (What did you learn? Take notes as you read; answer your questions):